821–23 N. Fairfield is two parcels sold as one: an 1888 masonry five-unit at 821 and the lot beside it at 823. I represented the buyer. The contract was written at the full list price of $1,090,000, and it closed on November 2, 2026. The price covers the building and the lot together, so there is no honest per-unit number to quote.
It is not my first closing on this block. In February 2022 I was the buyer’s broker on 815 N. Fairfield, a six-unit that closed at $1,030,000 against a $1,035,000 list; the buyer was Petir Capital, the holding company I co-founded, which still owns it. In February 2023 I represented the buyer of 830 N. Fairfield, a single-family house across the street, at $365,000. Three closings on the same 800 block in under five years.
What it shows
Most of the buildings I buy for clients, or for my own company, are not found by searching the MLS on the day they appear. They come from knowing a block: what the last building traded for, which owners are long-tenured, what a lot next door is worth to the right buyer. When a buyer tells me the kind of building they want, I usually already know the streets where it exists, and West Town between Chicago Avenue and Division is one of them.
Figures are the MLS closing records (buyer side: 11/02/2026, 02/07/2022, 02/16/2023). Parcel facts (1888, masonry, five apartments, adjacent parcel) are from the Cook County Assessor. The listing broker was with another brokerage.